Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durango, CO ranks #3,702 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 31 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durango, CO include Salesforce, Wolverine World Wide, Stoneage. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kevin Oliver Salesforce 5
2 Clark A. Matis Wolverine World Wide 2
2 Adam Christopher Markham Stoneage 2
2 Daniel Szabo Merck 2
2 Gerald P. Zink Stoneage 2
2 Justin Ginn IBM 2
2 Roberto Antonio Ogarrio 2
#8 Douglas E. Wright Stoneage 1
#8 James Righter 1
#8 Easton J. LaChappelle The Tomorrow Companies 1
#8 Tracey Canaday Never Summer Industries 1
#8 Rachel B. Cochran Worldpay 1
#8 Arthur B. Brown Crown Products & Services 1
#8 Matthew D. Ozvat Worldpay 1
#8 Charles E. Watts Worldpay 1
#8 Jason W. LaMons Faac Incorporated 1
#8 Charles A. Patterson Masco Bath 1
#8 Scott Hancey 1
#8 Jim A. Youssef Edge Surgical 1
#8 Eugene F. Ferraro Onetrust 1
#8 John Berkley Worldpay 1

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